Vancouver Canucks dealing with Stanley Cup Finals hangover - NHL
The Stanley Cup hangover is much more manageable when you actually win the Stanley Cup. So after the Canucks lost on Thursday night, a 2-0 shutout in ...
View Article2012 Winter Classic: New York Rangers' Henrik Lundqvist the picture of coolness
New York's franchise goalie provided quite the contrast on Sunday to the franchise goalie for the Flyers. As Ilya Bryzgalov appears destined for a meltdown, Henrik Lundqvist is again providing the...
View ArticleNicklas Lidstrom, Tim Thomas among players most affected by a potential...
The 2007 Hockey Hall of Fame class of Ron Francis, Al MacInnis, Mark Messier and Scott Stevens will go down as one of the best classes to be inducted....
View ArticleSam Gagner's audition, and answers to mailbag questions - NHL
If that was a tryout, that's about as good as it could have gone for Sam Gagner. Four goals. Four assists. And a place in the Edmonton Oilers' record ...
View Article2012 NHL draft grades -- Penguins, Canadiens among top marks
ESPN Insiders Grant Sonier and Craig Custance review each team's picks and trades to see who came out on top following the 2012 NHL entry draft in Pittsburgh.
View ArticleNHL 2013 Free Agency - Top 35 Free Agents Rankings
Craig Custance evaluates the top 35 free agents in the 2013 class, with Vinny Lecavalier leading the way.
View Article2013 NHL free agency - Is Tim Thomas next Philadelphia Flyers target?
When the surprise wore off, the questions started coming fast. On Monday, Tim Thomas' agent, Bill Zito, made the announcement on Twitter that his clie...
View Article2013 NHL offseason - Tim Thomas among best free agents still on the market
As the agent for high-profile players like Sidney Crosby, Patrick Kane and Jonathan Tavares, Pat Brisson has a pretty good read on the ebbs and flows ...
View Article2013 NHL offseason - How Atlantic Division teams are trending
Continuing our look at how NHL teams are trending in the new divisions, we examine the Atlantic, which features a handful of playoff teams and a coupl...
View ArticleNHL - Behind the scenes with the Columbus Blue Jackets
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Columbus Blue Jackets GM Jarmo Kekalainen has a little grin, almost enjoying seeing his colleagues uncomfortable for a moment. To hi...
View ArticleFollowing Peter Laviolette firing, what Craig Berube must fix for...
Things can change rapidly in the news cycle of the modern NHL, and on Monday we saw yet another example. Just three games into the 2013-14 season, the...
View ArticleCan Colorado Avalanche sustain early-season success? - NHL
There are three undefeated teams remaining in the NHL, two of which you probably expected to be at the top of the standings in San Jose and St. Louis....
View ArticleNHL - Claude Giroux among 10 biggest disappointments of the 2013-14 season
It's become a Twitter inevitability. When a player scores his first goal of the season, as Tom Wilson did Tuesday night in the Capitals' blowout ...
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